I know Leave That Thing Alone is popular, but to me it's always sounded like a nothing instrumental, the epitome of filler. Especially when you compare it to the great instrumentals that preceded it like La Villa and YYZ.

I know Leave That Thing Alone is popular, but to me it's always sounded like a nothing instrumental, the epitome of filler. Especially when you compare it to the great instrumentals that preceded it like La Villa and YYZ.

The only difference in all that for me would be to substitute Between the Sun & Moon with Animate. And even then, BS&M would be my #4 tune on Counterparts.

SoL is in my top 5 of Worst Rush tunes, probably top 3.

EG sounds like it's trying to be part of a crappy soundtrack for a sappy TV movie...I'm imagining at the final scene or end credits. In this sense, I can see why Rush chose to put it at the end of the album. It just sounds like that's where it should be.